Jumble Cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooke Time: 15 minutes (This recipe is found in the first cookbook by a former southern slave, “What Mrs. Fisher Knows about Old Southern Cooking: Soups, Pickles, Preserves, Etc.,” published by the Women’s Cooperative Printing Office in San Francisco in 1881.) [We've adapted it for the modern cook]
Ingredients:
1 teacup [cup] of butter 1-1/2 teacups [cups] of sugar 4 eggs 1-1/2 pints [about 3-2/3 cups] flour	2 tsp. yeast powder sifted into the flour 2 tsp. of cinnamon 1/2 teacup [cup] finely chopped almonds

(Mrs. Fishers)

Your whole family will be "all aboard" when you make this authentic 1800's southern slave "Jumble Cake" recipe.

Directions:

Beat the butter, sugar and eggs together, then add the flour [with yeast sifted in]. Put cinnamon and almonds in and work the whole up well [mix everything together until well blended].

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Roll on the board to thickness of half an inch [Divide dough evenly among family members. Roll dough into ropes about 1/2 inch in diameter] and cut out a finger’s length [approximately 3 inches] and join together at ends, so as to be round. Grease pans with butter and put to bake [350 degrees F. for 15 minutes].

(Slave families would gather together after a long hard day in the fields or at the house for meals to nourish the body and the soul. It was during these times that family history was told and the slaves
socialized. That is why the recipes from the southern slave states are known as “Soul food.”
While preparing this recipe together follow the example of the southern slaves and nourish your souls by socializing and sharing family memories.)

Associated Lessons:

“Harriet Tubman: Woman of Faith and Courage"

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